Birds to See in Meath in October
39 bird species on our list for Meath are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Jackdaw, Rook, Magpie and Woodpigeon. New this month: Dipper, Coal Tit, Common Raven and Moorhen and 6 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
From Meath’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 39 birds in October
39 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 7.34% in Oct
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 7.02% in Oct
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 6.06% in Oct
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 5.10% in Oct
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.94% in Oct
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.78% in Oct
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.15% in Oct
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 3.99% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Oct
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.87% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.71% in Oct
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.39% in Oct
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Feb · 2.39% in Oct
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Jul–May · 2.39% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Oct · 2.07% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 1.75% in Oct
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.75% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Oct
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.59% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.59% in Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.28% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 1.12% in Oct
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.12% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.12% in Oct
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.96% in Oct
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.96% in Oct
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.80% in Oct
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantCommon55–66 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.64% in Oct
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.64% in Oct
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.64% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusWinter visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.64% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.64% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantCommon52–64 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.64% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.48% in Oct
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.48% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.48% in Oct
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.48% in Oct
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made